PURSUE YOUR PASSION FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS
Passionate about helping others achieve healthier, more fulfilling lives? Build evidence-informed coaching skills through a whole-person approach and take the next step toward becoming a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC).
CCIM’s Integrative Health & Wellness Coaching Certificate Program is an NBHWC Approved Training Program. Graduates who successfully complete the program may apply for the National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) certification examination, subject to current NBHWC eligibility requirements.
Knowing what supports better health is one thing. Turning that knowledge into lasting change is another.
Health and wellness coaching helps individuals bridge that gap. Through a collaborative, person-centered process, coaches help clients explore what matters most to them, identify meaningful goals, build confidence, overcome barriers, and create sustainable changes in their health and well-being.
At CCIM, our approach goes beyond coaching techniques alone. The program integrates evidence-informed coaching with a whole-person perspective, recognizing the interconnected roles of lifestyle, behavior, mind-body health, relationships, environment, and personal well-being.
The Role of a Health & Wellness Coach
A health and wellness coach partners with individuals to help them create meaningful and sustainable changes in their health and well-being. Through a collaborative, person-centered approach, coaches help clients clarify their values and priorities, define meaningful goals, strengthen motivation and confidence, navigate barriers, and develop practical strategies that support lasting lifestyle and behavior change.
Certification Pathway
Graduates of this NBHWC Approved Training Program may apply for the National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) certification examination, subject to all current NBHWC eligibility requirements.
The National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) establishes standards for health and wellness coach training and certification. CCIM is an NBHWC Approved Training Program, reflecting our commitment to evidence-informed coaching education and professional standards.
Core Coaching Competencies
● Foundations of Health & Wellness Coaching
● Core Coaching Competencies
● Motivational Interviewing
● Practical Coaching Skills
● Practical Skills Assessment (PSA)
Behavior & Mind-Body Science
● Behaviour Change Science
● Positive Psychology
● Neuroplasticity & Behaviour Change
● Neuroscience & Neuropsychology of Health
● Mind-Body Medicine
● Stress, Resilience & Emotional Well-Being
Whole-Person Health & Lifestyle
● Gut-Brain Axis
● Lifestyle Medicine & Whole-Person Health
● Habit Formation & Sustainable Change
● Spirituality, Meaning & Purpose
Professional Practice
● Ethics & Professional Practice
● Person-Centered Coaching
● Goal Setting, Motivation & Sustainable Change
Culinary Health Coaching & Healthy Cooking
● Foundations of Culinary Health Coaching
● Healthy Cooking & Practical Food Preparation
● Nutrition Knowledge for Everyday Lifestyle Change
● Food-as-Medicine Principles
As part of CCIM’s whole-person approach, culinary health coaching and healthy cooking are integrated into the curriculum, connecting nutrition knowledge with practical, everyday lifestyle change.
Practical learning opportunities are offered in collaboration with Resto FIM (Food Is Medicine), providing students with real-world exposure to healthy food preparation and the food-as-medicine approach.
To learn more about this unique program, contact us at info@ccimcollege.com
